why does the google chrome icon keep bouncing for a while before opening on mac

Why Does The Google Chrome Icon Keep Bouncing For A While Before Opening On Mac And Windows

After going through these steps, my installation of Google Chrome felt noticeably faster and snappier.

Why Does The Google Chrome Icon Keep Bouncing For A While Before Opening On Mac And Windows

Note: These tips work for both Mac and Windows (and some even work for Linux).

Update Chrome If youve not closed Google Chrome in a while then perhaps theres an update waiting for you (you can tell if theres an update on later releases of Chrome because the burger menu will change from green to yellow and then red to signify how out-of-date the browser you are running is).

To force Chrome to check for an update type chrome:help and follow any prompts.

Disable unwanted extensions Type chrome:extensions into the address bar and disable any unwanted extensions.

Either uncheck the box to disable the extension or click on the trash can icon to delete it.

Disable unwanted plugins Type chrome:plugins into the address bar and disable any unwanted plugins.

This extension uses the Google servers to compress and optimize web pages before they are delivered to your browser.

Smoother scrolling Type chrome:flags into the address bar and find Enable fast tabwindows close.

This option speeds up Chrome by allowing it to close windows separate to any JavaScript code that might be running.

Then click the RELAUNCH NOW button at the bottom of the screen to apply the setting.

Note that this is an experimental feature and be sure to read the warnings at the top of the settings page in Chrome.

To undo any changes click the Reset all to default button.

Tab discarding Type chrome:flags into the address bar and find Enable tab discarding.

This option speeds up Chrome by allowing tabs in the background to be discarded from memory if its getting low.

Clear the cache If youre getting low on disk space then you might find Chrome will speed up if you clear the cache.

Type chrome:settingsclearBrowserData into the address bar and Id suggest choosing only the Cached images and files option.

Alternatively, you can nuke everything and start with a clean slate.

It might also be a good idea to scan the system using something such as Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

Mac users can check out Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac (dont believe the nonsense that Macs cant have viruses or malware - that may have been true a decade ago, but its not true today).

See also: How to encrypt your Android smartphone or tablet How to turn any iOS or Android smartphone (or tablet) into a satellite phone Turn an old PC or Mac into a Chromebook.

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